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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHALK CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
906 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

A FAST MOVING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SITE THIS MORNING.
THIS STORM WILL BRING A LITTLE MORE SNOW TO THE SITE THIS MORNING
WITH DIMINISHING SNOWFALL BY THE AFTERNOON...AT WHICH TIME THE WINDS
WILL BE ON THE INCREASE.  TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW AVERAGE
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
                    THIS MORNING.  DECREASING CLOUDS AND SNOW
                    BY THE AFTERNOON WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
                    CONTINUING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-20F.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING WEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 39 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. GOOD AFTER 1100.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING. PARTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....-5 TO -10F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 37 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...WALROD
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RANGER DISTRICT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091208.CHALK.01/PUB